seething. this is absolutely absurd. it is unconscionable that he can stand, puffed up, and hold the line on something that hurts people now. and to say that, i ll toss you some crumbs right now, and hopefully you can say you ate, it s not good enough and i won t stand for it. my number is 3.5, our number is 3.5. somebody has a different offer, they can put it on the table. you don t negotiate against yourself. so right there was the progressive caucus chairwoman permilla joya poll saying she had not been informed of marcin s $1.5 trillion number. but it s more complicated because senate majority leader chuck schumer has known about manchin s $1.5 trillion demand since july 28th. in what s called a quote agreement first reported by politico, manchin states, top line, $1.5 trillion. it goes on to say, senator manchin does not guarantee he will vote for the final reconciliation legislation if it exceeds the conditions outlined